Question follow-through · 36565
Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which regions have the longest driving test waiting times; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce delays in these regions.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 7 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 12 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which regions have the longest driving test waiting times; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce delays in these regions.
12 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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12 Mar 2025
Answer published
The regions currently experiencing the longest driving test waiting times are London and the South East of England.The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) continues to work to attract and recruit more driving examiners (DE) in the London and South ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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